title: [The relationship of clinical severity and roentgenologic findings in beta thalassemia].
abstract: There were altogether 68 patients suffered from beta-thalassemia in the Veterans General Hospital from 1979 to 1986. However only 18 patients had abnormal roentgenologic findings. They were 7 males and 11 females. Their ages ranged from 8 months to 47 years with an average of 13 years. Clinically beta-thalassemia was divided into 3 types: 1) thalassemia major, 2) thalassemia intermediate, 3) thalassemia minor. The osteoporosis, hepatosplenomegaly, and extramedullary hematopoiesis with pseudo-tumor formation. We concluded that the roentgenologic manifestation of the patient was more in patients with major or intermediate type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tiu
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*